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Bicycle Touring in Guangxi, China
My initial plan was to cycle from Hanoi, Vietnam, towards Bangkok, Thailand, but I had to change my route thanks to some problems with the gear hub on my bike.So I once again entered China, where I could quickly order…
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Bikepacking Vietnam: From Hanoi to China
I touched down in Hanoi, and at first had mixed feelings about cycling in Vietnam. The city and especially the air is still very polluted, and traffic seems to only have gotten worse from when I last visited a few…
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Cycling Japan: Osaka to Tokyo via the Japanese Alps & Mt. Fuji
14 months after me and my bike left Germany, I reached Japan, which will likely be the furthest point east on this journey.I arrived by ferry in Osaka, Japan’s second biggest city, but didn’t spend much time here, as I…
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Cycling across South Korea: 4 Rivers Path
After spending the last few months cycling on remote roads in Mongolia & on the Tibetan Plateau, I took a ferry from Qingdao to Seoul, South Korea.As a small yet densely populated country, I was surprised how enjoyable cycling here…
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Bikepacking the Tibetan Plateau in China
After spending 6 weeks bikepacking in Mongolia, crossing the country West to East, I reached Ulaanbaatar, where I applied for and received a Chinese tourist visa for two months. I decided to enter China via rail, as the Erenhot border…